Liberty High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Liberty, NC)

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PROPHECV Well, fifteen years have passed since I left L.H.S. and went out into the world to look for prosperity. This morning, sad and disillusioned, I returned to my native Liberty. I left a growing town to return to a smallcity. Dres sed in my Sunday best, overall pants and worn- out shoes, I began to look up my old classmates. It seemed that all of them had fared better than I and had attained a certain degree of what they termed success. There were: Kenneth Fogleman, manager of a huge chain of restaurants known all ove r the nation as Ken ' s Kitchen , specializing in root beer and doughnuts. Patty Patterson, B. S. ; A. B. ; Ph. D. ; F. O. B. ; and S. O. S. ; and currently working on a D. D. T. , has made extraordinary advances in modern education and is now president of the Woman ' s College of University of North Carolina. RalphSmith, who has established a reputation for eating, is now owner of Chick ' s Mile Wide Cafe , to be sure of getting six square meals a day. Patty Staley, wife of General George Staley, is First Lady at Camp Staley, Alaska. Bobby Justice, who gained quick success with his brother in broom manufacturing, is now president of the Justice, Luther, and Justice Broom Corporation. Mary Frances Fogleman, whose singing ability is recognized throughout the nation, is known as Little Kate Smith . Jack Garner, hearing the South will rise again , has returned to his plantation near Savannah, Georgia, to prepare for Sherman ' s next march. Sara Bare, whose early experience at Curtis Theater proved profitable, has recently opened the Walk-In Theatre at Red Cross, North Carolina. Thomas Breedlove, former football star at Liberty High is now head football coach at Scalp U. University at Blackfoot Indian Reservation. Milton Ferguson and Jr. ( Moe ) Pike, who have always had a fondness for bus driving, are driving buses for Ramseur Route Bus Lines. Juanita Fogleman, who made life tough for the other senior French students, is a French interpreter for the United States delegation in the United Nations. Bill Thomas, who learned much about service stations from Edgar Jenkins, now owns a large service station on Highway 421. Frances Overman, who has always had a liking for fine cars, is vice-president, Cadillac Division, General Motors Corporation. Charlie Duncan and Douglas Smith have not been seen lately, but I think they probably have a fine knowledge of geography, because they have been in the navy for the past five years. Louise McMasters, whom you could always find making aprons out of feed sacks, has become Instructor of the Adult Sewing Class, following in the footsteps of Mrs. Sallie Moore. Alan Martin, who in high school received extensive training from Cecil Beane, Tony Stockard, and Joe Jackson, now owns and operates Martin Milling Company. Jean Iseley was recently married to Ralph Hoehandle, Foreman of Kerr Scott ' s farm near Haw River. John Presnell, following in the footsteps of his father, also operates a car dealership and is the owner and manager of the North State Lincoln-Mercury Company, with Buddie Cox as service manager. Lou Anice Dodson, manager of the Lookout Beauty Salon , specializes in Poodle and Rat Terrier hair-dos. Paul Shelton and Thomas Coltrane, scientific farmers, made a discovery which will profit dairy farmers. They found that by feeding a cow dehydrated water they could produce Pet Milk. Mae Frances Workman, recently married to a New York Stockbroker, is the author of the book How to Live Rich and Be Happy . Phil Carter, president of Liberty Manufacturing Company, has become wealthy making plow points and television sets. Prophet Allen Fuller 14

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CLASS HISTORV Four years ago, intheyear 1948, 34carefree young sprouts entered the upstairs of a building known as high school. Oh, yes, it was thought by all, we were up there for a play-day. Our home-room teacher, Mrs. Presnell, soon proved to us it was no play-house, for we found it necessary to take five sub¬ jects. The class officers for this year were President, John Presnell; Secretary and Treasurer, Phil Carter. Not much of note happened this year, most of which we spent in getting adjusted to the changes in high school life. The next year, we climbed one step further toward our goal to become seniors . Because we were Sophomores, we thought we were getting up in the world. Our home-room teacher was Mr. Dave McClenny. Our presiding officers were President, Colon Pickard; Vice-President, Phil Carter; Secre¬ tary and Treasurer, Thomas Breedlove. Naturally having a little money in the treasury we felt it our duty to get rid of it by having a few parties. One of the special occasions of the year, was a trip to Raleigh made by all members of the class. At the end of the year, twelve members of the class, (six boys and six girls), were chosen to be waiters and waitresses at the Junior-Senior banquet. With faces blacked, and dressed as negro mammies -and butlers to help carry out the theme of the old southern plantation, we entertained the gatheringwith the song Shortenin’ Bread We finished that year with one thought in all of our minds. At last, next year we would be Juniors. By the time we had started in this - - - our third year, our class had decreased to twenty-nine pupils with Mrs. J. T. Martin out home-room teacher. This proved to be a very successful year. To start, we elected our class officers; Presi¬ dent, Phil Carter; Vice-President, Allen Fuller; Secretary and Treasurer, Sara Bare. This year was also a year of traveling. Mr. Kesler started us off with a trip to Guilford battleground. LikeChaucer ' s twenty-nine pilgrims on the way to a national shrine. I can ' t vouche for the history learned on the trip, but there ' s a vague recollection of a museum and a few statues but a keen recollection of a good time. Next on the list was a trip to the plantetarium at Chapel Hill made by all the class. Then under the supervision of Mrs. Howard Johnson, we gave acostumeplay entitled, Meet Mein St. Louis . With rehear¬ sals, we were under quitea strain for aboutsix weeks, but the play turned out to be a success (at least we thought so, because of the little matter of money we raked in). A final climax to this year was our privilege of entertaining the Seniors at a formal banquet based on a Circus motif. This will be a long- remembered incident in our school days. Summer vacation was soon gone, and at last now nearing our shining goal, in the fall 1951, tw en t y - se ve n Seniors marched down the hall and seated themselves in their home¬ room under the supervision of Mrs. Howard Johnson. One look at us and she said, It isn ' t going to be as easy as you think Trying to get ourselves organized, we elected these officers for the year: President, Phil Carter; Vice-President, Kenneth Fogleman; Secretary and Treasurer, Frances Overman. Think¬ ing to the future and of our trip to Washington, we agreed to raise our class dues in order to make a little mote money. Work on our yearbook and raising the money to finance it, consumed most of our first semester, and almostbefore wewere aware of it, examinations were over; and we were off on the last lap of our journey through school. Things began to happen fairly rapidly now with never a dull moment. On February 6, with Messrs. Adcox and McClenny we visited Elon College for Senior Day. Needless to say we enjoyed this glimpse into the next phase of education for those going on. Our gradeparents entertained us with a Valentine party; our last yearbook pages were off to the printers; try-outs and rehearsals for our Senior play came next. In odd moments, we were attempting to boost our class treasury for that all important trip to Washington. This last seemed the pre-climax toall our school days, a never to be forgotten experience. OnWednesday, April 30, byQueen City Trailways we left for the nation ' s Capital. Those four days, staying at thebeautiful Chastleton Hotel, we learned to know each other better than in our previous years together. As we left Washington, Sunday morning. May 4th, we were a little sad -- yes, because a trip we had worked for and antici¬ pated so long was now but a memory, but also there was a realization that all too soon, our paths would separate — per¬ haps never to cross again. But back at school our thoughts turned again to lighter things, and on Saturday night, May 10, the Juniors royally entertained us at a formal banquet. That nightmare, final examinations, came next, and at long last, commencement. The goal we so eagerly sought has been reached, but is accompanied by a feeling of sadness at leaving these familiar halls, and friends we love. As Shakespeare put it To love that well, which thou must leave ' ere long . Patty Patterson, Historian 13

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT In the name of tradition, Amen I The nineteenth day of May, in the Atomic Age; one thousand nineteen hundred and fifty-two, we the Class of 52” of Liberty High School, in the township of Liberty, in the county of Randolph, and in the state of North Carolina, in the United States of America, being sad of heart at leaving our Alma Mater, but of perfect mind, and memories, do make and ordain this our last will and testament. Principally, and first of all, we leave to the under¬ graduates, the high and unstained name of Liberty High School. ARTICLE I - We leave to the faculty our thanks and gratitude for the co-operation they have given us during our school live. May they rest inpeace with our departure. ARTICLE II - To the Juniors, we leave the privileges that we had as Seniors and our ability to conduct ourselves with dignity around the school. ARTICLE III - We leaveto the Sophomores our intel¬ lectual powers, which brought us where we stand today. ARTICLE IV - To the Freshmen, we will our ability to make money and, what is even more important, the ability to use it wisely. Next realizing that some of our underclassmen are less fortunate than we and lack many things that make us an exceptional class, each Senior has sacrificed some item in order to maintain his school ' s high standard. ITEM I - I, Jack Garner, will my ability to gab to Chatles Hinshaw. ITEM II - I, RalphSmith, willmy ability to consume large quantities of food at the cafeteria to HelenReitzel. ITEM III - I, Milton Ferguson, will my well-groomed hair to Ralph Wicker. ITEM IV - I, Phil Carter, leave my job as entertainer during lunch hour to Dwight Ktvett. ITEM V - I, Frances Overman, leave my big mis¬ take of laughing in class to Carolyn Frazier. ITEM VI - I, Thomas Breedlove, will my ability to get a laugh to Joe Stanford. ITEM VII - I, John Presnell, will my nickname, Mophead”, to Dewey Holt. ITEM VIII - I, Juanita Fogleman, leave my fondness for plane geometry to Ralph Hogan, and hope he will someday know what Miss Broadaway is talking about. ITEM IX - I, Paul Shelton, will my ability to win a prize at a Fiddler ' s Convention to Isaac Fat Ferguson. ITEM X - I, Louise McMasters, leave my ability to get along with all the teachers to Faye Arrington. ITEM XI - I, MaryFtancesFogleman, willmy Taxi service to and fromschoolto Marian Strickland providing she will pay fare. ITEM XII - I, Allen Fuller, will my ability to argue to Gerald Poplin. ITEM XIII - I, Douglas Smith, leave my friendly grin to Edgar Lineberry. ITEM XIV - I, Billy Thomas, will my ability to keep out of fights to Bill Lineberry. ITEM XV - I, Patty Patterson, will my basketball suit to Ann Loflin, hoping it will fit. ITEM XVI - I, Junior Pike, leavemybus (the power¬ ful 27) to any fool that will drive it. ITEM XVII - I, AlanMartin, will my heightto Evelyn Lowe. ITEM XVIII - I, ThomasColtrane, willmy quietways to Edward Stephens. ITEM XIX - I, Patty Ellis Staley, willmy position as the first married lady of the senior class to any Junior girl lucky enough to be asked first. ITEM XXVII, Lou AniceDodson, leave my old French book to Emogene Wall and hope it will be used in the future as in the past. ITEM XXI and XXII - We, Jeanlseley and MaeFrances Workman, leave our comradeship to Thyra Nance and Dot Wood ell. ITEM XXIII - I, Bobby Justice, leave my lover-boy ways to Rex Kime. ITEM XXIV - I, Charlie Duncan, leave my job of selling ice cream to Bruce Fogleman (it is a good way to get several girl friends, if he can afford it.) ITEM XXV - I, Buddie Lee Cox, leave my habit of sleeping in class to Jimmy Duncan. ITEM XXVII - I, Sara Bare, will my ability to drive a car to school without any license, to anyone who can do it and get by with it. ITEM XXVII - I, Kenneth Fogleman, will the head¬ ache ofwriting the last Will and Testament to any Junior who likes headaches. Lastly, we do make and ordain our esteemed principal, Mr. Adcox, to be the only and sole executor of this our last Will and Testament , and we do hereby utterly dis¬ allow, revoke, and annul each and every other former testament, will, legacies, and executors, by us in any way before this named, willed and bequeathed. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be our last Will and Testament , we have set our hand and seal this nineteenth day of May, the year of our Atomic Age, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and of the Independence of the United States, the one hundred and seventy-sixth year. Testator, Kenneth Fogleman WITNESSES - Clyde Jones and Sherlock Holmes. 15